HOIST
Scrabble letter values: H4O1I1S1T1 = 8
Definition
- noun lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
- verb raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. — synonyms: lift, wind
- verb move from one place to another by lifting.
- verb raise. — synonyms: run_up
Examples
- “hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
- “They hoisted the patient onto the operating table”
- “hoist the flags”